Casey Atwood always wished he had time to do more fishing. Now he wishes he had less time. ”That’s about all I’ve been doing, fishing at Percy Priest Lake,” Atwood said yesterday as he caught up with some of his racing buddies in the Nashville Superspeedway infield. ”I’m ready to do something else.” Atwood, 21, is out of racing for the first time since his mid-teens. The Nashvillian lost his Winston Cup ride with Evernham Motorsports at the end of last season and has yet to find a new ride. ”I’m still looking,” he said. ”I’m confident something will come up, but it’s still early in the season and no jobs have been opening up.” Atwood, who competed two seasons in Winston Cup, said he would actually prefer returning to the second-tier Busch Series where he set records for the youngest pole winner and youngest race winner. ”In Winston Cup there are a few dominant teams and if you aren’t with one of them you’re going to struggle,” he said. ”I’d like to go back and run Busch, at least for awhile.” Atwood said settlement of the final year of his three-year contract with Evernham is still in negotiation. ”Meanwhile I’m free to look for another job,” he said. ”If something comes open, I’m going to take it.”( Tennessean )(4-12-2003)
